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2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster

Mike Martinez
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42 Yuat Alok

  • Position
    Forward
  • Height
    6-11
  • Class
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown
    Aukland, New Zealand
  • High School
    Impact Academy (Fla.)
  • Previous School
    Coppin State

Biography

2021-22 (Graduate Student) | Added size and length to NM State's frontcourt through his sole season in Las Cruces...Saw time in 30 of the team's 34 contests...Made six appearances in the starting lineup...Averaged 4.7 points, 1.7 rebounds and 0.4 assists in 10.0 minutes per outing...Wrapped up the year with shooting splits of .488/.368/.688...Generated six games of 10 or more points...Made his NM State debut by playing two minutes in a season-opening non-conference home win over UC Irvine (Nov. 9)...Passed out a season-best four assists in a non-conference setback to Utah State at the Myrtle Beach Invitational (Dec. 19)...Came up big in an overtime win at in-state rival New Mexico in which he finished with a season-high 19 points on a 9-of-13 effort from the field (Dec. 6)...Amassed season-highs in rebounds (seven) and blocked shots (two) as part of a 24-minute outing during his team's non-conference home win over UT Permian Basin (Dec. 20)...Promoted to the starting lineup for the first time in a WAC home win over California Baptist in which he finished with 10 points and a trio of rebounds (Feb. 3)...Helped NM State capture its fourth WAC regular-season title in the last five seasons...Helped NM State claim the WAC Tournament championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament...Helped NM State win its first NCAA Tournament game since 1993 with a 70-63 first-round win over #21/21 and fifth-seeded UConn (March 17).

2020-21 (Senior • Coppin State) | Started all 11 games he appeared in after joining the team in January...Averaged 9.5 points and 5.9 rebounds in 20.8 minutes per game...Also credited with ten blocks, eight assists and three steals...Made 56-percent (42-of-75) of his field goals (sixth in MEAC during league play), 40.9-percent (9-of-22) from three-point range and 57.9-percent (11-of-19) from the foul line...Scored in double figures six times with one double-double...Recorded ten points and four rebounds in his debut at Morgan State (Jan. 16) and followed up with six points and six boards (Jan. 17)...Registered a career-high 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting with two three-pointers along with eight rebounds in the second game against Norfolk State (Jan. 24)… Had back-to-back 10-point games against Morgan State (Jan. 30 and Feb. 2)...Blocked four shots to go with three points and seven rebounds at Norfolk State (Feb. 7)...Closed the regular season with 14 points and six rebounds at Delaware State (Feb. 28)...Led the team with 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting with two three-pointers, along with a career-high 11 rebounds in MEAC Tournament game against Morgan State (March 12)...Earned a spot on the MEAC All-Tournament Team.

2018-19 (Junior • TCU) | In his inaugural season at the NCAA Division I level, appeared in 10 games for TCU...Averaged 3.3 points, 2.5 rebounds and 0.2 assists in 13.1 minutes per game...Poured in a season-high 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting while adding a season-high six rebounds against CSU Baskersfield in his debut for the Horned Frogs (Nov. 7)...Posted a season-high two blocked shots in a non-conference showdown with USC (Dec. 7).

2017-18 (Sophomore • Chipola College) | Heralded as the nation's top junior college recruit prior to the start of his final season at Chipola...Logged minutes in 22 of the team's 30 contests and made 21 appearances in the starting lineup...Averaged 12.3 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.5 blocked shots per game...Generated shooting splits of .551/.481/.816...Recorded 13 games of 10 or more points...Totaled two games of 20 or more points...Finished the season with three double-doubles...Racked up a season-high 20 points on 7-of-12 shooting in a win over Baton Rouge Community College (Nov. 13)...Grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds and completed his first double-double effort of the season with 20 points to go along with a season-high four blocked shots in a win over Georgia Highlands College (Dec. 2)...Earned All-Panhandle Conference Second Team accolades...Rated the third-best junior college recruit in the nation at the conclusion of the season.

2016-17 (Freshman • Chipola College) | One of five players to take part in all 30 of the squad's games...Appeared in the starting lineup on 21 occasions...Averaged 7.9 points, 5.0 rebounds and 0.7 blocked shots per game...Put up shooting splits of .606/.333/.685...Amassed 12 games of 10 or more points and two outings of 20 or more points...Finished the season with a trio of double-doubles...Started the season with four consecutive double-digit scoring outings...Totaled a season-high four blocked shots in a 10-point triumph over Miami Dade College (Dec. 11)...Poured in a season-high 22 points and completed a double-double effort with a season-high 11 rebounds in a victory over East Georgia State College (Dec. 30)...Picked up All-Panhandle Conference Second Team accolades.

Personal | Son of Aluel (birth mother who lives in New Zealand)...Was born in Kenya, but moved to New Zealand at a young age...Moved to the United States when he was 17 years old.

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